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Rabbi Naftoly Riff

Northeast view of 8th Street from Ferry Avenue, Camden NJ, 2011
Streets

8th Street

Eighth Street runs south to north, with a few major interruptions, from Morgan Boulevard to Pyne Point in North Camden — one of Camden's longest thoroughfares.

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Portrait of Rabbi Naftoly H. J. Riff in a brimmed hat, with beard and round glasses
People

Rabbi Naftoly Riff

Rabbi Naftoly H.J. Riff (1893-1976) led Congregation Sons of Israel on South 8th Street in Camden, New Jersey for nearly 50 years from the early 1920s.

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Baring Street from Kaighn Ave - 2004-03-14
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Baring Street

Baring Street runs for one block in South Camden, from Chestnut Street south to Kaighn Avenue, between Marion Street and South 6th Street. The homes were built in 1888 by Wilson Ernst, one of Camden's most active builders of the 1880s.

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Historical Accounts

My Camden Heritage

I am sitting in my den and close my eyes, I see the city as it was in my youth and recall the many people that crossed my path.

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News Articles

Checked and Double-Checked

A political gossip column on New Jersey Republican and Democratic maneuvering ahead of the 1938 elections, including former U.S. Senator W. Warren Barbour's bid for renomination and speculation over county appointments and the 1939 Camden City Commission race.

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Noted Rabbi Speaks in Camden Tonight

Rabbi Israel Goldstein of New York, president of the Jewish National Fund of America, was to speak at a mass meeting at the Hotel Walt Whitman celebrating the fund's 35th anniversary, preceded by a dinner given by members of Camden's Jewish community.

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Jewish Exponent article "Rabbi Levinthal Married" about a wedding held at the home of Rabbi Nathan Riff of Camden
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Rabbi Levinthal Married

The marriage of Rabbi B. L. Levinthal to Mrs. Sarah Samson, of Brooklyn, took place last Tuesday evening at the home of Rabbi Nathan Riff, of Camden, a personal friend of Rabbi Levinthal.

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Jews Will Push Aid for Hitler Victims

Representatives of every Jewish organization in Camden were in attendance last night at an emergency meeting of the United Committee for relief of German Jews, held in Talmud Torah Hall, Kaighn Avenue near Seventh Street, when plans to complete a drive for $10,000 by July 3 were adopted.

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Jews End Campaign to Raise Charity Funds

The Federation of Jewish Charities concluded its campaign for funds Thursday night with a banquet attended by workers and directors of the organization, at the Talmud Torah, 621 Kaighn Avenue.

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Jewish Charities Raise $1500 Here

More than $1500 in pledges and in cash have been received in the campaign of the Camden Federation of Jewish Charities, it was announced last night by E. George Aaron, chairman of the campaign committee. The drive will continue through this week.

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Camden Courier-Post article "Miss Esther Markowitz to Wed Harry Gross" announcing a wedding at Sons of Israel Synagogue with Rabbi N. Riff officiating
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Miss Esther Markowitz to Wed Harry Gross

Miss Esther Markowitz, 1355 Park Boulevard, will become the bride of Harry Gross, a Philadelphia pharmacist, Sunday evening at Sons of Israel Synagogue, Eighth and Sycamore streets.

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Philadelphia Inquirer article "Camden Jews Open Drive" on the opening of the Federation of Jewish Charities drive at the Towers Theatre
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Camden Jews Open Drive

Camden Jews opened the great drive of the Federation of Jewish Charities, of Camden, with a mass meeting at the Towers Theatre last night.

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